This century continued to fill in the blanks on the map of the world. Great advances in the applied sciences established industrial development that allowed travel faster than a horse, instant communication across the land and oceans, and the beginning of flight.
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1887. Very Good. First Edition. Illustrations W.C. Jackson, H.W. McVickar. [8x9.25”]; [1], viii, 409 pp. [1], frontispiece engraving of battle of Lake Champlain, 71 engravings on plates and illustrations in text; Dark blue and cream buckram over covers with embossed gilt lettering on front..... Item #13053
Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 1939. Fine in Near Fine dust-jacket First Edition. [Inscribed by Alice Larkin Toulmin, granddaughter] [9.25x6.5in]; xv, 273 pp., frontispiece of Larkin, 11 illustrations and images, bibliography, appendix and index; Red-orange cloth cover with black lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed, illustration of..... Item #13345
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1856. Very Good. First Edition, 2nd Printing. 12 mo [7.25x5in]; vii, 9-356 pp., [2], 1-12 pp. advertising, frontispiece portrait of Fremont with tissue guard, 13 plates of wood-engraved illustrations, with 12 pages of advertisements; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, blind stamped designs..... Item #13615